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Samuel Westray Battle was born in Nash County, North Carolina, on August 4, 1854. Battle was a physician in the United States Navy (1875-1884), director of the Clarence Barker Memorial Hospital in Biltmore (Buncombe County), and Surgeon General… Read More

Thomas Hall Battle was born on August 2, 1860 in Raleigh, North Carolina. Battle was a prominent businessman and public servant in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. He served as president of Rocky Mount Mills, solicitor of Edgecombe County (1882-1885… Read More

Harry Lee Baucom was born on October 4, 1891, in Wake County, North Carolina. Baucom was a car salesman for A. S. Morgan in Raleigh when he registered for the draft (World War I) in June 1917. He died in Wilmington (New Hanover County) on… Read More

Walter Raleigh Bauguess was born on May 25, 1888, in Weasel, North Carolina. Bauguess was an attorney in Jefferson, North Carolina, when he registered for the draft (World War I) in June 1917. He was active in the Republican Party. Bauguess died… Read More

John Vance Bauguss was born in Wilkes County, North Carolina, on December 10, 1861. Bauguss spent most of his life in North Wilkesboro (Wilkes County), where he worked as a police officer and as an agent for the Bureau of Internal Revenue. During… Read More

Brumer Bawtor was a resident of Rowan County who signed a petition to Arthur Dobbs in 1762 requesting that he appoint a justice of the peace for Rowan County.

Hezekiah Bayles was born in Washington County, Tennessee on January 27, 1793. A farmer and lawyer, he served as a justice of the peace for Washington County. He died in Ray County, Missouri in May 1854.

Ambrose Cox Bayley was a resident of colonial Craven County where he served as clerk for the Superior Court of the District of New Bern.

Jacob Bayley (1726-1815) was an officer for the British during the Seven Years War. He later served as a brigadier general for the Continental Army during the American Revolution. His last name is also sometimes spelled as "Bailie."

James Bazmore (d. 1804) was a resident of Bertie County. In 1778 he signed an oath swearing his allegiance to the State of North Carolina and promised to report any treasonous conspiracies that might threaten North Carolina's independence.

Jesse Bazmore (d. 1809) was a resident of Bertie County. In 1778 he signed an oath swearing his allegiance to the State of North Carolina and promised to report any treasonous conspiracies that might threaten North Carolina's independence.

John Bazmore (d. 1790) was a resident of Bertie County. In 1778 he signed an oath swearing his allegiance to the State of North Carolina and promised to report any treasonous conspiracies that might threaten North Carolina's independence.

Thomas Bazmore was a resident of Bertie County. In 1778 he signed an oath swearing his allegiance to the State of North Carolina and promised to report any treasonous conspiracies that might threaten North Carolina's independence.

William Bazmore was a resident of Bertie County. In 1778 he signed an oath swearing his allegiance to the State of North Carolina and promised to report any treasonous conspiracies that might threaten North Carolina's independence.

Chauncey Delos Beadle was born in Ontario, Canada, on August 5, 1866. Beadle was a botanist and landscape architect who worked on the Biltmore Estate from 1890 until his retirement in 1950. During the latter part of his career there, he served as… Read More

William Paisley Beall was born on September 20, 1850, in Lenoir, North Carolina. Beall was a physician and longtime resident of Greensboro. During World War I, he served on the state's western district exemption board. Beall died in Greensboro on… Read More

Philip Bearcroft (1697-1761) was a British clergyman who served as secretary to the Society for Propagating the Gospel in Foreign Parts beginning in 1739.

John Lewis Beard was a resident of colonial Salisbury. Around 1763, William Strother and Oliver Wallace were accused of horse stealing, found guilty, and sentenced to death. In an undated petition, Beard joined others from the Salisbury District… Read More

John Beasley (c1724-1801) was a resident of Chowan County who was in charge of one the the administrative districts within the county. In 1778 he signed an oath swearing his allegiance to the State of North Carolina and promised to report any… Read More

John Baptist Beasley (d. c1790) was a resident of Chowan County. In the fall of 1777 after a vacancy on the bench, he became the judge for the Edenton District Court of Oyer and Terminer, where he oversaw the trials of… Read More

Joseph Ophelius Beasley was born on July 20, 1868, in Hopkins County, Texas. Beasley was a farmer in Louisburg, North Carolina. He died in Louisburg on November 9, 1943.

Mary Elizabeth Beasley (née Jones) was born on February 6, 1871, in Granville County, North Carolina. A longtime resident of Louisburg, North Carolina, Beasley was the wife of Joseph Ophelius Beasley. She died in Louisburg on September 24, 1957… Read More

Thomas Beasley (d. 1785) was a resident of Chowan County. In 1778 he refused to sign an oath swearing his allegiance to the State of North Carolina. In 1781 however he supported the cause of independence and received compensation from the state… Read More

William S. Beasley was a third-year trade class student at North Carolina A & T in 1917-1918. School bulletins list his home residence as Baltimore, Maryland in 1916-1917, as Warwick, Virginia in 1917-1918… Read More

James M. Beaty was born in 1858 in South Carolina. Beaty was the editor of the Smithfield Herald. He died in Smithfield (Johnston County) on October 9, 1922.

John Beck was born in Missouri in about 1849. A resident of Du Quoin, Perry County, Illinois prior to ???, Beck worked as a butcher. He died ?????.

William Thomas Beebe was born on January 17, 1878, in Washington, North Carolina. Beebe attended Paine College but graduated from Howard University with a medical degree in 1906. In Washington, Beebe owned and… Read More

Harold Smith Beers was born on December 31, 1881, in New York. Beers was superintendent of the electrical department at the Tallassee Power Company plant in Badin, North Carolina. He later worked for Alcoa in Tennessee. Beers died in Alcoa,… Read More

Jonathan Belcher (1682-1757) was a prominent merchant who served as governor of three colonies: New Hampshire (1729-1741), Massachusetts (1730-1741), and New Jersey (1747-1757).

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William Worth Belknap was born in Newburg, New York on September 22nd, 1829. During Reconstruction, Belknap was the Secretary of War under President Grant. As Secretary of War, William was responsible for sending federal troops to North Carolina… Read More

Captain Bell is possibly identified as Green Bell, who served as a captain in the Edgecombe County Regiment of the North Carolina Militia. Aside from a sworn deposition from… Read More

Carl Wendell Bell was born on September 10, 1888, in Wake County, North Carolina. Bell was appointed by Governor Thomas W. Bickett to serve as one of two physicians to the prison and the Department for the Criminal Insane in March 1917, a… Read More

Jacob S. Bell was born in Carteret County, North Carolina, on August 2, 1860. Bell was a minister in Morehead City (Carteret County). He died in there on August 3, 1932.

Jesse Bell was a resident in colonial North Carolina. Around 1763, he joined others in signing a letter of petition to royal governor Arthur Dobbs on behalf of William Strother, who had been accused of horse stealing.

John Bell was a resident in colonial North Carolina. Around 1763, he joined others in signing a letter of petition to royal governor Arthur Dobbs on behalf of William Strother, who had been accused of horse stealing.

John Samuel Bell was born in Concord (Cabarrus County), North Carolina, on December 11, 1847. Bell was a longtime resident of Elkin (Surry County) where he worked as a retail merchant and later as a news reporter. During the July 1916 flood, his… Read More

Joseph Bell (died circa 1777) was a local officeholder, militia officer, and legislator in colonial Carteret County. He served as a justice of the county court (1741-1777), sheriff (1742), and representative in the colonial Assembly (1748-1760,… Read More

Samuel Bell was a resident in colonial North Carolina. Around 1763, he joined others in signing a letter of petition to royal governor Arthur Dobbs on behalf of William Strother, who had been accused of horse stealing.

Thomas Bell was a resident in colonial North Carolina. Around 1763, he joined others in signing a letter of petition to royal governor Arthur Dobbs on behalf of William Strother, who had been accused of horse stealing.

William Bell was a resident of colonial Salisbury. Around 1763, William Strother and Oliver Wallace were accused of horse stealing, found guilty, and sentenced to death. In an undated petition, Bell joined others from the Salisbury District in… Read More

John Belote (d. 1796) was a resident of Bertie County. In 1777 he served as a grand juror in the fall session of the … Read More

Peleg Belote (d. 1793) was a resident of Bertie County. In 1777, motivated by a fear that the State of North Carolina was seeking to erode the importance of the Protestant religion, he swore three oaths of secrecy and became a member of the Gourd… Read More

Benjamin Benberying [last name unclear] was a resident of Chowan County. In 1778 he signed an oath swearing his allegiance to the State of North Carolina and promised to report any treasonous conspiracies that might threaten North Carolina's… Read More